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This month marks the 40th anniversary ofRed Dawn, a movie that surprised audiences by featuring a story focused on high school students who become freedom fighters after the Soviet Union launches an invasion of America. John Milius co-wrote and directed the film, which recounted the tale of the teens who called themselves the Wolverines. These unlikely soldiers were all that stood in the way of their hometown in Calumet, Colorado, from completely falling under Soviet control....

Whether you celebrate the holiday season or dread its arrival, one thing that’s almost guaranteed is the presence of children who need to be entertained. And, if you live somewhere cold, your options might feel a little limited. If you’re looking for a Christmas movie for kids that you can put on without feeling the need to tear your hair out, then we’ve got you covered. We’ve put together a list of great Christmas movies for kids that should help keep them entertained during one of the busiest times of the year....

Can you believe it’s almost April? While it might feel like you were just ringing in the new year, spring is already on the horizon, which also means a whole new selection of TV shows to sink your teeth into. With dramas, thrillers, shows based on video games, and even a Star Trek franchise show’s final season, this month’s picks are delightfully diverse. Half of the six TV shows you need to watch in April are shows returning with new seasons and the other half are new titles that may well become your favorites....

Within Adobe’s Creative Cloud Suite, there are two programs designed specifically with photographers in mind:Adobe PhotoshopandAdobe Lightroom. At first glance, these two programs might appear redundant, as they’re both made with the goal of editing photographs of all kinds. But the truth is, each program is designed with a different purpose in mind, and each offers a distinct post-production photography workflow. Photoshop vs. Lightroom In the most simple terms, Adobe Photoshop is effectively a digital darkroom, where you can make detailed adjustments and alterations to any kind of image....

Amazon’sartificially intelligentAlexa voice assistant, which powers the company’s Echo speakers, has lots of apps. But Amazon is hoping for more. To spur development, it’s partnering withCoding Dojo, a coding school with campuses in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Seattle, Silicon Valley, Tulsa, and Washington, D.C., to host Amazon Alexa workshops by the end of this year. The four-hour sessions, which will spread throughout Coding Dojo’s campuses in the coming weeks, consist of lectures and hands-on exercises....

One of the most dramatic cosmic events is asupernova, when a massive star runs out of fuel. The star explodes in an enormous burst of energy that can be seen even in other galaxies. We know essentially when these supernovae happen, but we aren’t able to predict exactly when any given star will go supernova. Now, though, a team of astronomers has come up with an “early warning system” for stars approaching this critical point....

An artist’s rendering of a gas giant in a binary stellar system.NASA / JPL-Caltech / T. Pyle A young exoplanet still in the process of being formed has been identified using NASA’splanet-hunting satellite, TESS(Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite). The planet, DS Tuc Ab, orbits around the star DS Tuc, located 151 light-years away from us in the constellation of Tucana (the toucan). The planet is nearly six times the size of the Earth, making it in between the sizes of Neptune and Saturn, which indicates it is most similar to the gas giants in our Solar System....

Larian Studios’ upcoming RPGBaldur’s Gate 3will enter early access on September 30, following a recent delay that pushed it out of itsplanned August launch window. The studio announced the new date in Tuesday’s Panel From Hell livestream. The game will launch on both PC via Steam and Google Stadia. Larian Studios placed a caveat on the release date. Larian CEO Swen Vincke admitted that the studio is currently optimizing the game to keep its minimum specs lower....

Starting now, Roku users who are used to getting Amazon’s Alexa to do their bidding can now get the voice assistant to control theirRoku streaming devices, orRoku TVsvia the new Roku Skill. Alexa joinsGoogle Assistantas the second major voice platform that can control a Roku, in addition to Roku’s own proprietary voice command system available on select Roku devices. Both require a current-generation Roku device or Roku TV. For now, they are only available to U....

Summary Valiant Comics’Bloodshotkicks offBlack, White and Bloodshotby going after a most unlikely target:Mickey Mouse. Mickey Mouse, or a version of him, has recently entered the public domain, andValiant seizes on this opportunity by pitting Bloodshot against an evil version of the beloved Disney icon in a first look atBlack, White and Bloodshot#1,a new miniseries featuring new, bichromatic adventures of Valiant’s cybernetic assassin. Black, White and Bloodshot#1, the first of four issues, will feature exciting new stories featuring Bloodshot, by a bevy of top creators, including Brian Azzarello, Ariel Olivetti, Tim Seeley as well as Bloodshot co-creator Kevin Van Hook....

The Circular smart ring is finally going to be available for pre-order on Sunday, February 27, viathe Circular websiteand will cost $259. The wearable tech will be available for presale in European countries (France, Germany, the U.K., and Italy,) the United States, Australia, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Pre-orders will go live at 1:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, February 27. Those who pre-order the smart ring should expect delivery between April and June 2022, according to a Circular press release....

Deadpool & Wolverine director explains why it isn’t Deadpool 3 Deadpool & Wolverine is a whole new project in itself, says director Shawn Levy, and it shouldn’t really be thought of as Deadpool 3. As the long-awaited follow-up to the secondDeadpooladventure, it’s easy for fans to think of theupcoming Marvel movieas Deadpool 3. But director Shawn Levy has explained that, really, it’s not Deadpool 3 at all. In the words of the director himself, it’s very much a self-contained project....

Whether you’re on the hunt fordesktop computer dealsorlaptop deals, you may’t go wrong withDell XPS deals. We’ve even found a pair of offers from Dell itself that should catch your attention! The Dell XPS Desktop 8960, originally priced at $1,510, is down to $1,060 for savings of $450, while the Dell XPS 14 9440 laptop, usually sold for $2,000, is on sale for $1,700 following a $300 discount. You can’t go wrong with either of these bargains — it’s all a matter of deciding whether you want a desktop PC or you need the portability of a laptop....